Drinking apparatus.



I; M. B. LEWIS. DRINKING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16, I914. v

Patent'ed Oct. 24, 1916.

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J. M. B. LEWIS.

DRINKING APPARATUS.

"APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16. 1914.

Patented 00$. 24, 1916.

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3 01111? M. B. LEWIS, J3 LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA.

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Epecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Uct. 24L, 1916.

Application filed June 16, 1914. Serial no. 845,458.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN M, B. LEWIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lynchburg, in the' county of Campbell and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Drinking Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements 1n drinking apparatus for cattle, such as cows, horses or the like, and has for its object the provision of apparatus of the above mentioned character which is highly sanitary, simple in construction, and inexpenslve to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

The subject matter of this application is an improvement on the structure shown but not claimed in my pending application for cattle drinking apparatus filed February 10, 1914, Serial No. 817,727.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same, Figure 1 1s a fragmentary plan view of apparatus embodying the invention, Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. 3, and Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the apparatus, parts being shown in longitudinal section and parts broken away, for the sake of illustration.

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration, is shown a preferred embodlment of the invention, the numeral 5 designates drinking receptacles, which are preferably identical and are separated at their inner ends by a transverse vertical part1- tion 6, as shown. This partition 6 extends upwardly beyond the drinking receptacles for a substantial distance, as shown.

Arranged below the drii'iking receptacles 5 in proximity to the partition (3, is a corn mon ap iroximately T-shaped outlet pipe or conduit 7, receiving the discharge of the water from both of the drinking receptacles 5, through outlet openings 8 as shown. The partition (3 is provided near one end thereof with a vertical opening, for receiving an overflow pipe 9, having its opposite ends open and its lower enddischargmg into the outlet conduit 7. It is obvious that the pipe at 9 will prevent the level of the water within the drinking receptacle 5 from rising above a predetermined height.

The numeral 10 designates a supply pipe, (see Figs. 1 and 2) having connection with a T-coupling 11, embodying downwardlyeX- tending curved pipe-arms 12, as shown. As more clearly shown in Fig. 2, the IF-coupling 11 fits within an opening'13 formed in the upper portion of the transverse partition 6, and the pipe-arms 12 thereof are arranged upon opposite sides of this partition.

As more clearly shown in Fig. 3, each pipe-arm 12 is provided near its lower end with internal screw threads 14, for engagement with the upper screw-threaded end of a sleeve 15, included in a valve structure. This sleeve is provided at its upper end with a conical valve seat 16, decreasing in diam eter downwardly, as shown. The sleeve 15 is arranged to discharge the water into the drinking receptacle 5, as shown. Arranged above the valve seat 16 is a vertically movable inlet valve 17, secured to a Vertical reciprocatory valve rod 18. It is obvious that the valve 17 is seated by a downward movement and unseated when moved upwardly.

Each of the outlet openings 8.is covered and uncovered by an-upwardly seating outlet valve 19, secured to an upstanding reciprocatory valve rod 21, as shown. It

might be stated at this point, that when the valve 17 'is open, the valve 19 is closed and vice versa.

Each of the drinking receptacles 5 has its upper open end closed or covered by a vertically swinging lid 22, serving to prevent leaves, dirt or the like from entering the same. Asmore clearly shown in Fig.2, the vertically swinging lid is provided near its inner end with upstanding apertured ears or knuckles 23, receiving bolts 24, passed through apertured ears or knuckles 25, rigidly secured to the drinking receptacle and preferably formed integral therewith, as shown. At its outer end the lid 22 extends beyond the corresponding end of the drink ing receptacle for a substantial distance and is preferably bent upwardly slightly for providing a lip 26, whereby" the animal may readily raise the lid to the open position, when desirous of drinking the water. The

\ lid is provided at its inner end and 'centrally thereof with an opening 26, whereby the lid may be swung upwardly without engaging the T-eou'pling 1-1. Adjacent the i pending apertured ears or knuckles 27, re-

ceiving a pivot pin 28, passed through an eye 29 formed upon the lower end of the valve rod l8. As more clearly shown in Fig.2, the lid 22 carries near its inner end, pairs of depending apertured ears or knuckles 30, receiving a pivot pin 31, passed through an eye 32 formed upon the upper end of the valve rod 21. Each lid has two pairs of knuckles whereby the lids are interchangeable. Y

From the foregoing description, it is obvious that when the lid 22 is elevated the inlet valve 17 is unseated while the outlet valve 29 is seated, thus supplying the water to the drinking receptacle, and retaining the same therein. The lid is raised by the animal, which after drinking, allows the same to descend, Whereby valve 17 is closed and valve 19 opened, the water contained within the receptacle 5 thus being allowed to drain from the same. g

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same,'andthat certain changes in the shape,

' size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A sanitary stock watering apparatus,

comprising a drinking receptacle, a nor-.

mally open outlet valve for the receptacle whereby the receptacle is normally empty, a water supply conduit discharging into the receptacle and having its discharge end spaced from and out of engagement with all walls of the receptacle and vertically spaced a substantial distance from the maximum water level of the receptacle, a nor mally closed valve for the water supply conduit to control the passage ofwater therethrough, and a cover pivotally connected with the receptacle and adapted when closed to exclude foreign matter from the receptacle and having operative connection with' i the inlet and outlet valves to close one and open the other.

2. sanitary stock ,watering apparatus, comprising a drinking receptacle having an overflow outlet for determining the maximum Water level of the receptacle, a normally open water outlet means for the receptacle whereby the receptacle is normally empty, a water supply conduit for discharging water into the receptacle and having its discharge end spaced a substantial vertical distance from the maximum water level of the receptacle and spaced from and out of contact with all walls of the receptacle, a normally closed valve arranged within the water supply conduit, a swinging cover arranged adjacent the top of the receptacle and adapted when closed to prevent foreign matter from entering the receptacle, and means operated upon the movement of the cover to the open'position for opening the 7g inlet valve and closing the outlet means.

3. A sanitary stock Watering apparatus, comprising a plurality of drinking receptacles, a common water supply conduit for the receptacles, an individual water supply conduit connected with the common water supply conduit and discharging into each drinking receptacle and having its discharge end arranged in a higherplane than the maximum water level of the receptacle, an inlet 30 valve associated with the individual water supply conduit-and normally closed to prevent the passage of the water therethrough,

a normally open iutlet valve for each receptacle whereby the receptacle is normally 5 empty, and a movable cover to exclude foreign matter from the receptacle and connected with the inlet and outlet valves to open one and close the other.

4. A sanitary stock watering apparatus, comprising adrinking receptacle, a normally open outlet valve for the drinking receptacle whereb it is normally empty, a substantially vertically swinging cover disposed adjacent the top of the receptacle and adapted when closed to exclude foreign matter from the receptacle and having an opening arranged near its pivot, a water supply conduit arranged above'the receptacle and having its discharge end adapted to enter the opening of the cover when it is swung upwardly, a normally closed valve arranged within the water supply conduit and means operated upon the movement oi the cover in one direction to open one valve and close the other.

5. A sanitary stock watering apparatus, comprising a shell having a transverse partition dividing the same into a pair of separate drinking receptacles and provided with an opening, an overflow conduit arranged within the opening of the partition with lib upper end incommunication with the upper portions of both receptacles for controlling the maximum water level thereof, a substan- 11a tially. vertically swinging cover for each receptacle and adapted when closed to exvalve, and a member connected'with the cover and extending upwardly therebe'yond and connected with the inlet valve.

7. In a sanitary stock watering apparatus, a drinking receptacle having its top open, a vertically swinging cover pivotally connected with one end of the receptacle and provided with a water inlet passage, a water supply conduit arranged above the cover and spaced a substantial vertical distance therefrom and adapted to supply the water into the receptacle through the passageof the cover, a normally closed inlet valve as sociated with the supply conduit, a normally open outlet valve arranged near the bottom of the receptacle whereby the receptacle is normally empty, a rod arranged above the cover and pivotally connecting .the inlet valve and cover and a rod arranged below the cover and pivotally connecting the outlet valve of the cover.

8. A sanitary stock watering apparatus, comprising a plurality of drinking recepgit tacles, water supply means for the receptacles, an inlet valve structureembodying an inlet valve for eachreceptacle, connected 'with the water supply means and vertically spaced a substantial distance from the ma'ximum Water level of, the receptacle so that thewaterin the receptacle cannot flow back into the water supply means, an outlet valve for each receptacle, and a cover pivotally connected with each receptacle and havingoperativeconnection with the inlet and outlet valves to open one and close the other.

9. A sanitary stock watering apparatus, comprising a drinking receptacle, a normally open outlet'valve for the receptacle. whereby it is normally empty, a water sup ply conduit adapted to discharge into the receptacle and having its discharge end disposed in a higherplane than the maximum I water level of. the receptacle, an inlet valve associated with theiwater supply conduit and normally closed to prevent the passage of waterthrough the conduit, and a movable cover for the receptacle and ,adapted when in the closed position to exclude foreign matter thereirom and having operative connections with the inlet and outlet valves to.

open one and close the other.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

Htnesses W". E. REESE, T. E. YOUNG;

JOHN M. B. LEWIS.- 

